Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP v Wabyona
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP v Wabyona (Miscellaneous Application No. 369 of 2020) [2020] UGCommC 22 (14 July 2020)
The court held that the mandatory procedure for service of summons outside the jurisdiction, as set out in Order 5 rules 22 and 24 of the Civil Procedure Rules, was not followed by the Respondent. No application for leave to serve out of jurisdiction was made or granted, and thus the purported service of summons on the Applicant, a UK-based law firm, was irregular and invalid. Legal Notice No. 6 of 2019, which allows for electronic service, does not override the requirement to first obtain leave of court to serve out of jurisdiction. Since proper service was not effected, the court's jurisdic…
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- Service Of Summons
- Jurisdiction Over Foreign Parties
- Electronic Service Of Process
- Professional Negligence
- Advocate Client Privilege